A 40th anniversary celebration is a bit conventional for Monty Python. "We should have had the 37 anniversary or the 41½ anniversary; 40 seems too predictable for Python," says Michael Palin, one of six members of the comedy troupe that launched Monty Python's Flying Circus in 1969.

Their offbeat humor poked fun at everything from British royalty to killer rabbits. On the 40th anniversary of the debut of Monty Python's Flying Circus, the series' principal performers will be making an extended appearance on cable network IFC.

There is simply no comparison between reading a book by Bill Clinton and listening to one. Politics aside, the former president and potential "first laddie" has an extraordinary ability to communicate emotion through his voice. His autobiography was better on audio and so is his new book, Giving.